Lastly, we have faith that the majority of voters will repudiate the hatred, racism, intolerance and fear mongering that Trump and Gov. LePage exemplify. Yes, Mr. Currier, nobody has pulled up and flipped you the one-finger salute because we who disagree with you respect your opinion and your right to express it. America will be great again when you all return the favor.

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Archibald_Haddock

Mr. Wakefield cannot be serious. One needs only read the PPH on any given day and the comments section online to see how detached from reality his view that Trump opponents are civil and Trump supporters are not. Or witness the broader media coverage of Trump, Trump supporters, and Trump protesters. Trump is routinely likened to Hitler and Mussolini and the like and his supporters are routinely labeled idiots or dupes, uneducated and unintelligent, hateful, bigoted, and racist. Trump protesters have at many several events engaged in acts of violence and destruction of property, obstruction, and obscenity laced tirades.
As for dissonance, in one sentence Mr. Wakefield writes about the civility and respect shown by Trump opponents and in the next he states that those who support Trump (over Hillary, as it were) endorse hatred, racism, intolerance, and fear mongering.

xcalibur1066

Here are some commentsade to me by a Clinton supporter :

theophiluser -> xcalibur1066 • 25 minutes ago
I really resent you characterizing my comment as making fun of your sexuality. As you know I am extremely liberal and encourage you to celebrate by being true to yourself. Masquerading as a gun toting NRA member doesn’t fool anybody.

Put on some skimpy, frilly thing and prance on down to the courthouse with a purse full of ammo to show them your stuff. Be proud of who you are and what you stand for. You know your rights and you know the law. I’m sure they will be impressed.

theophiluser -> xcalibur1066 • 4 hours ago
Don’t you have a sausage fest you have to get pretty for ?

theophiluser 3 days ago
Save this one too. You are an idiot.

As of 7:12 this morning, those posts are this on theophiluser Disqus profile.

charlie s

How many Trump supporters have hit Clinton supporters in the head with a crowbar? How many Trump supporters have ganged up on a woman in a Clinton T shirt, spit on her, pushed her and called her every filthy name ever heard? How many Trump supporters have shot a Clinton supporter in the leg because they didn’t agree with Clinton? Every single one of those acts have been perpetrated against Trump supporters by Clinton supporters, as well as many, many other documented assaults, attacks and other bodily harm caused to Trump supporters, so please explain how Trump supporters get treated better than they treat the opposition? Does the writer have a screw loose?